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By B.G. Chaturanga and Dayaratne Embogama
A former member of the Nuwaragam Palatha Pradeshiya Sabha (UNP), a farmer from Mahawilachchiya, staged a protest yesterday on the roof of a bus halt on the Mahawilachchiya–Pemaduwa Road, demanding an increased fertilizer subsidy.
The protester, R. Anura Bandara, is a paddy cultivator in the Pemaduwa area. He stated that farmers in the region had begun the Maha season paddy cultivation in the hope of receiving the fertilizer subsidy on time, but their hopes were dashed. He added that he would continue the protest until the relevant authorities intervened and resolved the issue.